VOL. 46 // ISSUE 5
TABLE
CONTENTS
of
FEATURES
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17. Partners in Progress
Chain restaurants and control states.
/ / By Maura Keller
20. American Whiskey
No signs of slowing.
/ / By Jack Robertiello
25. American Vodka
Highlighting origin to compete.
/ / By Thomas Henry Strenk
30. California Wine
Five good years and counting.
/ / By Laurie Daniel
34. American Craft Spirits
The U.S. distilleries leading a surge in sales.
/ / By Kyle Swartz
StateWays | www.stateways.com | September/October 2016
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10.
Responsible
Leadership
The North Carolina ABCC
places prevention fi rst.
// By Melissa Niksic
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016
THE BEVERAGE ALCOHOL MERCHANDISING MAGAZINE FOR CONTROL STATES
ON-PREMISE
LICENSEES
AMERICAN
WHISKEY
AMERICAN
VODKA
CALIFORNIA
WINE
agency agency
profile profile
LEADERSHIP
Chairman of the North
Carolina Alcoholic
Beverage Control
(ABC) Commission,
Jim Gardner
North Carolina ABC Commission
RESPONSIBLE
4 | Editor's Note
6 | Brand Spotlight Q&As:
Devotion Vodka and
Bayou Rum
38 | Wine Reviews:
American Wine
41 | The Shelf
DEPARTMENTS
FEATURES
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Photography
courtesy of
Robert Willett.
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